Morton Farber, MD

Morton Farber, MD
Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
Subspecialty Focus: Nonsurgical Treatment for Musculoskeletal Diseases and Orthopaedic Injuries

Medical School
University of Amsterdam, Holland
Residency
  • United Hospital of Newark
  • NJ Orthopaedic Hospital & East Orange VA
  • Fellowship in Total Joints Sir John Charney Wirthington, England 1970
Board Certification
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Hospital Privileges
  • Trinitas Hospital (formerly St. Elizabeth’s Hospital): Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Chief, Orthopaedic Department (1972–2001)
  • Elizabeth General West: Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery (1987–1995)
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Rahway: Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • NJ University of Medicine in Newark: Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Special Interests
  • General Orthopaedics – Performed more than 5,000 total joint replacements
  • Non-operative care of orthopaedic and musculoskeletal problems
Professional Associations
  • NJ Orthopaedic Society: Member, Board of Directors, President, 1990–2001
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery: National Councilor, 1987–1993
  • Committee of Professional Liability: Member, 1996–2002
  • American College of Surgeons: Member, 1982-Present
  • International College of Surgeons: Member, 1982-Present
  • NJ Society of Surgeons: Member, 1985–present
  • Union County Medical Society: President, 1992
  • Medical Society of NJ: Member, Council on Legislation,1990–1998
  • American Medical Association: Member
  • US Air Force Medical Corp: Hospital Commander, 1959–1962
  • Founding Member of American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
  • Hospital Commander Prum USAF Germany
  • 1615 Aircraft Control & warning Squadron Base Surgeon 1959-1963
  • Founding member Union County Orthopaedic Group 1978
Presentations
  • Authored and presented paper on “Medical Errors and Patient Safety” at Academy
  • Scientific Exhibit, New Orleans, 1994, 1999
  • “Medical Errors and Patient Safety”, San Francisco
  • Paper Presentation “Avascular Necrosis of the Hip Diagnosis & Treatment” 1966